West Amazonid

Description:

Amazonid subtype, the most frequent type in the Western Amazon rainforest. Common among Arawakan speakers, typical groups are Yawalapiti, Asháninka, Mashco-Piro, Piapoco, Wayuu, among others. Possibly originated in Colombian savannahs and expanded to the Caribbean and Amazonia, where older Lagoid elements were assimilated. Has partially been pushed back by North Amazonids and Isthmids in the centuries prior to European contact.